VCSH Stock Recent News

U.S. short-term U.S. treasuries and financial ETFs traded with an outsized volume yesterday.

As yields rise in tandem with interest rates, corporate bonds are looking attractive to fixed income investors. A record number of them are piling into corporate bonds, particularly those of the highest quality.

Choosing the right corporate bond ETF can be a challenge. After all, which funds are best suited to weather whatever comes our way in the new year?

VCSH invests in short-term investment grade corporate bonds in the U.S. The fund faces more downside risks than U.S. treasuries.

Rate hikes obviously decimated the bond market in 2022, warranting the need to get short-term or even intermediate-term bond exposure. Fast forward to 2023, and that's still a viable strategy in the current market environment.

U.S. companies are taking advantage of easier financial conditions by issuing billions in debt. Citing data from Dealogic, the Financial Times is reporting that companies have issued $63.7 billion in U.S.-marketed debt in the first week of the new year — most of it investment-grade.

Investment-grade corporate bonds haven't escaped broader fixed income market turbulence, but the asset class could be among the leaders of a potential 2023 bond rebound.

VCSH is a diversified, short-term corporate bond ETF. The fund's holdings have low credit risk and interest rate risk, but yield very little.

‘Tis the season for investors to consider ways to lower their capital gains bill.

It's been a bad year for bonds, with 2022 being the worst period for the asset class in nearly a century. But of course, not all fixed income funds are the same, and abandoning this asset class entirely may not be the best move for long-term investors.